OBESITY, HYPERTENSION AND STROKE

被引:10
作者
BARRETTCONNOR, E
机构
[1] Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla
关键词
Hypertension; Obesity; Stroke;
D O I
10.3109/10641969009073498
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Central fat distribution may be more closely associated with stroke risk than relative weight or body mass index, although both are associated with hypertension. Some of this association may reflect the fact that central obesity reflects adult weight gain, which may be more relevant to stroke risk than weight in old age. Three attributes associated with central obesity, hypertension and stroke risk deserve further exploration as a possible explanatory variables for the central obesity-stroke risk association. They are cigarette smoking, heavy alcohol intake and diabetes. Prevention of smoking and excess alcohol intake would be consistent with general public health guidelines and might be more relevant to stroke prevention than caloric reduction and management of general overweight. © 1990 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved: reproduction in whole or part not permitted.
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页码:769 / 782
页数:14
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